Rancho 研究所获304万美元联邦拨款：五年续办南加州脊髓损伤模式系统
位于加州洛杉矶县 Downey 市的 Rancho 研究所（Rancho Research Institute）11月2日宣布，该所获得美国国家残疾、独立生活与康复研究所（NIDILRR）五年期、总额 3,044,450 美元的拨款，续办设在 Rancho Los Amigos 国家康复中心的南加州脊髓损伤模式系统（SoCal-SCIMS），拨款期至2031年9月。
南加州脊髓损伤模式系统是全美仅有的14个联邦指定脊髓损伤模式系统中心之一，服务洛杉矶县约970万居民，已向全国脊髓损伤数据库贡献3,200多条记录，其中约1,800人是在 Rancho 接受脊髓损伤治疗后纳入长期随访。Rancho 担任这一全国角色已有46年。
新拨款将开展两项新研究。一项名为 SPINE-VR，针对脊髓损伤者最困扰的慢性神经性疼痛，结合互动虚拟现实与轻度脑刺激等手段，并将招募68名参与者进行随机临床试验；另一项名为「Active for Life」，将调查至少250名参与者，找出影响脊髓损伤者参与体育运动与锻炼的个人、环境、技术与可及性因素，时值 Los Angeles 筹备2028年残奥会。
「Rancho 在通过研究与临床专长推进脊髓损伤护理方面有着悠久历史，」项目主任 Jeffery Rankin 说，「这笔拨款让我们能在此基础上继续追问如何改善脊髓损伤者的康复结果。」研究所首席执行官 Philip Requejo 表示，这项投资把研究与所服务社区的需求连接起来，目标是把科学发现转化为改善残疾人生活的实用知识。
（来源：洛杉矶县卫生服务局）
Rancho Research Institute Wins $3.04 Million Federal Award to Continue Southern California Spinal Cord Injury Model System
Rancho Research Institute (RRI), affiliated with Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, in Los Angeles County, California, announced on November 2 that it has received a five-year, $3,044,450 award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to continue the Southern California Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SoCal-SCIMS) at Rancho. The award runs through September 2031.
SoCal-SCIMS is one of only 14 federally designated Spinal Cord Injury Model System centers nationwide. Serving a region of 9.7 million people in Los Angeles County, it has contributed more than 3,200 records to the National SCI Database, including about 1,800 people enrolled for long-term follow-up after first being treated for spinal cord injury at Rancho, which has held this national role for 46 years.
Two new studies will tackle priorities named by people with SCI. SPINE-VR, a new approach to neuropathic pain, adds interactive, movement-driven virtual reality paired with mild brain stimulation, and a randomized clinical trial will enroll 68 participants. Active for Life will survey at least 250 participants nationwide to identify what keeps people with SCI active, as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Paralympic Games.
"Rancho has a long history of advancing spinal cord injury care through research and clinical expertise," said Jeffery Rankin, PhD, SoCal-SCIMS Project Director. Philip Requejo, PhD, chief executive officer of Rancho Research Institute, said the investment connects research with the needs of the community served.
(Source: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services)
来源：洛杉矶县卫生服务局
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图片来源：图：位于 Downey 的 Rancho Los Amigos 园区建筑（2024年3月）。PontiacAurora 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A building on the Rancho Los Amigos campus in Downey, March 2024. Photo by PontiacAurora, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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